My SORN'd car has developed brake disc rust. Will this come off when I drive it?
My 2013 Ford Mondeo estate has been sitting on my drive, on a SORN, for the past five months. Consequently, the brake discs have developed surface rust. Will the rust rub off when I put the car back on the road or should I clean the rust off manually? I ask particularly as a neighbour had similar rust, though under different circumstances, that embedded in his brake pads necessitating complete replacement of his discs and pads.
Asked on 5 July 2021 by LenClose
Answered by
Dan Powell
It will depend on how far the rust has penetrated the brake discs. Surface rust can be cleaned away with general driving and braking. However, if the rust has eaten into the metal it may have pitted the surfaced and this will shred your brake pads.
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